Center Christmas Party for the Sisters December 9, 2016

The staff of the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center hosted their annual holiday party for the Ursuline Sisters on Dec. 9, 2016. The Center staff fixed a vast array of appetizers and sweets for the sisters and Mount Saint Joseph employees. The treats were set up in the Motherhouse dining room during lunch.

Here are some pictures from the event.

Several of the Retreat Center staff stand behind their table of goodies. Left to right: Elaine Foster, Cyndy Madi, Sister Mary Matthias Ward (Center executive director), Sheila Blandford, Trish Durham, and Faye Smith.
Sheila Blandford arranges a dish on the buffet table that is lit with Advent candles.
Sister Kathleen Dueber looks over the holiday goodies on display.
Sister Ruth Gehres, left, and Sister Pat Rhoten partake of the finger foods set up in the dining room.
Elaine Foster pours a cup of hot apple cider to go with the treats. At left is Sheila Blandford.
Sister Grace Swift, left, listens as Cyndy Madi tells her what some of the dishes are called.
Sister Catherine Marie Lauterwasser takes an appetizer (ham bacon with dip) from the holiday buffet in the sisters’ dining room.
Sister Mary Jude Cecil, left, is helped by Center Food Service Manager Trish Durham.
Sister Ann McGrew decides what to take from the holiday buffet table. On the far left are employees Sabrina Gotowicki, left, and Sherry Newton.
Sister Margaret Marie Greenwell takes a piece of haystack candy during the party.